The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-12-28
Wolcott.
Orange County.


A VERY nice time was enjoyed at the
churches on Saturday night with the
Christmas exercises and trees laden with
such fruit as they bear only once a year.
n; r. Doe is home from New York
to spend the holidays. - Mrs. S. II.
Grow is very i'll. - Charles G. and
Florence Farnham are at home through the
holidays. - Mrs. b. NJ. Weld and chill
dren returned from Groton on Monday.
- w. T. Carter and wife, having sold
their place on the Lower Plain will in about
a week go to st. Johnsbury to reside dur
ing the winter.
Braintree.
THERE is to be a matchmaking at the
church at Snowsville next Saturday night.
- G. j. Bass is attending court at Chel-
sea as juryman. -C G. f. Woodward Jr.,
of the Richmond High School is at home for
a weeks vacation. - Mrs. Spooner and
her son of Dakota are visiting her brother,
l.. X. Fisher. Carrie Hutchinson, who
has been in Canada for the last year, has re-
turned home 80 Emma Bass, who has
been away to work the past summer, has
returned home.
Orange.
THERE was a Christmas tree at the church
Monday evening. The exercises were in
teresting, The church was very tastefully
decorated, with appropriate notices by the
young people, under the able supervision
of Flora A. Peake. &C. There was Consid-
day evening, caused by "A " heavyweight ="
foo.-race between Clement Moves and Lewis
Emerson. The stake was bushe of pea
nuts and the distance half IA mile. The race
was won by NOyes. - Mr.. Jacob Mills
has passed his ninetieth birthday and is
hale and hearty.
East Orange.
MR.. AND Mrs. WILLIAM JEWELL left last
Monday for Chelsea Mass, where they are
f.,S and hn int ha az InS'
Society met last week Wednesday evening
at Mr.. Henry Coiby's. 60 The citizens of
East Orange met last Saturday evening,
pursuant to a call, to see what measures
they would take for the erection of a steam
Saw-mill. After listening to the remarks of
Mr. Carpenter of West TopSham, one of the
citizens made proposition that if they
would raise certain amount towards the
building of mill they should have one
in running order within three months. a
committee was chosen to see what amount
could be raised. 60 Mr.. and Mrs. A. /.
Dexter of White Water, Wis, are visiting
friends here this week
West Topsham.
THE protracted meetings have closed, after
continuing four weeks. There were about
"A dozen conversions. = There was a
donation visit at Elder Davis last Thursday
evening. All had very pleasant time.
= Santa Claus made his appearance in
| folks are especially happy. - Amos
Jewett barely escaped an accident last
/ week. He was drawing wood off a steep
| hill with one horse, when the load got the
| advantage of the horse, pushing it out of the
| road and down steep, rough hill. Amos
/ was thrown off and so escaped injury.
At the foot of the hill the horse was thrown
/ over four-foOt stone-wall without touch
| ing it. The sled was left right-side-up with
out "A stick of wood on it. Fortunately no
! damage was done. 80 Mr.. Beede has
! taken possession of the hotel, Mrs. Sawyer
and her mother having moved to Waits
| River to spend the winter with Il. II.
| Wallace. =-= George Rice has returned
! from Boston, where he has been on visit
| to his brother,
Tunbridge.
Both church societies in the North Viii
wage joined in the Christmas celebration
! Saturday evening - Fred HAYWARD is al
home spending his holiday vacation. -
G. w. Mann has moved to Brantree.
60 Henry Durkee is home from Tufts
College for holiday vacation. - Cap
tain j. f. Eldredge, a pension agent, is to
be here January 4th; :" Rey s. A
Parker of Bethel preached at the UNIVERSAL
list church Sunday. - Fred Blanchard
has secured a situation with George LON
bard at South Royalton. - p. ID. Blodg-
EFT, department commander of the Grand
Army of the Republic for Vermont is TO in
stall the officers of Whitney Post Tuesday
evening, January 10th. - NJ. X, Griffith
is better, but not well. = There was a
very pleasant party at James A. Whitney's
Saturday evening. He had well-loaded
Christmas tree. - Henry Whitney
started for California Tuesday evening OF
this week. == The regular meeting OF
Whitney Post will be held Saturday even.
ing of next week,
Washington.
THE Baptist and Universalist societies
united in their Christmas festivities at the
Baptist church. Two large trees, filed witt